This is a versatile chutney that goes well with idli, dosa, vada and rice. Today, I served this with vada. I named it tomato onion pachadi because my mom and aunts make this chutney without onion. Only after marriage, I saw my athamma adding onion to tomato pachadi. Hence, I named it tomato onion pachadi.
Total Time: 12 – 15 minutes (excludes cooling time)
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 7 – 10 minutes
Serves: 3 – 4
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 5-8 Curry Leaves
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Jeera
- ¼ teaspoon Methi Powder (opt)
- ⅓ – ½ cup chopped Onion
- 3-4 Garlic Cloves sliced
- 8 Green Chilies slit into 2 (adjust to taste)
- ½ Turmeric
- 1¼ teaspoon Tamarind Paste (adjust to taste)
- ½ tablespoon or 1 ½ teaspoon Salt (adjust to taste)
- 1 large Tomato chopped or 1 cup chopped tomato (I use vine ripe tomato)
- 2 tablespoon dry roasted Sesame
- 1 – 2 tablespoon dry roasted Peanuts
- Cilantro for garnish (I did not use it today, as I was out of it)
Preparation:
- Heat oil, add mustard, cumin and allow to splutter.
- Add onion, curry leaves, garlic and green chilies.
- When chilies change color, add turmeric tomatoes and salt. Mix well, cover and cook until tomatoes are soft. Turn of the heat.
- Grind sesame and peanuts to fine powder.
- Add these powders, tamarind and little bit of kotmir to the tomato mixture and let it cool.
- Grind it to fine paste adding some water, if required.
- Taste it and adjust the tanginess and salt.
- Garnish it with cilantro and serve it with rice, dosa, idli or vada.
Note:
- Peanuts can be substituted with sesame powder. I have made it a few times using only sesame powder.
- I use vine ripe tomatoes and find these tomatoes more tangy than the other variety. Adjust tamarind paste depending on the tomatoes degree of tanginess. Also, I use homemade tamarind paste.
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Bhagi says
Yum usha. I make one similar but never added the sesame seeds.
honeybeecooksjackfruit says
My favorite one to have with idli and dosa. MMMMMM mouth is watering!
Apu says
Looks delicious!!
Harika says
Loved your recipe looks grt…….
Kankana says
I love Dosa idly and vada .. my fav Breakfast but because I am not a sounth Indian I really don;t know how to make good chutney .. as a result i eat fusion Dosa .. dosa with egg bhurji 🙂 😀 .. I guess i should definitely try this dish next time i make dosa .. and it takes 15 mins .. cool ! 🙂
MySpicyKitchen says
I am sure dosa tastes awesome even with egg bhurji! You may not believe this but some of my family members like dosa with chicken shorva(gravy).. 🙂
Aipi says
Delicious chutney..loved your presentation..
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Pavani says
Pachadi looks tangy and delicious. My husband is a sucker for good tomato chutneys, will try your version soon.
Gayathri Kumar says
Yummy and tangy chutney.
Priya says
I can have two more idlis with this yummy pachadi..
PJ says
Yummy!Love to have this with soft idlis…
Shoba Shrinivasan says
Hi,
First time on your blogpost. Lovely chutney and I make this a lot!!!
Shobha
veena says
i am sure it tastes yummm